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Weather forecaster Michael Fish, who famously downplayed ‘the great storm of 1987’, has become a victim of the latest bad weather after a tree came down in his garden.

The veteran weatherman said some people may have thought the tree falling down at his house ‘served him right’ following his prediction nearly three decades ago.

At the time he told a lady who had contacted the BBC there was not a hurricane on the way after she passed on reports from France one was coming.

The proceeding storm led to a number of deaths and millions of pounds worth of damage.

People watch rough seas in the harbour at Porthleven, Cornwall, as the UK faces a battering from the storm (Picture: PA)

Mr Fish ended up as the face of the perceived lack of preparation.

The weather forecaster spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about the fallen tree at his house, saying: ‘I had a phone call from my wife not so long ago and of course it was my fault that a tree has apparently gone down in my garden and over the neighbour’s garage.

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‘So even I don’t escape and I can hear some of you saying “serves him right!”,’

The recent storm has led to the death of at least four people and has caused severe disruption to the country’s travel and power systems.